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Tu Bishvat — the Jewish holiday of the trees — inspires me to do what I can to cool our climate overall.

Words with God: Trading Boring, Empty Prayer for Real Connection by on Crossmap Books - Browse Christian Books All in One Place.

Supplicants flock from far and wide to pray at the graves of prophets and scholars from the ancient Holy Land. Here is a guide to some of the commonly visited revered sites

You'd expect Mark Batterson, lead pastor of the District-based National Community Church, to preach the Christian message, and he does. His congregation will host the annual sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday.

From Mount Meron to a Safed apartment: Israel’s tradition of visiting the tombs of tzaddikim is no new phenomenon, but tells a story of evolving attitudes toward faith, folk tradition and even coexistence

From the blog of Paula Jacobs at The Times of Israel

In recent years scientists have worked to create materials that can repair themselves, in order to deal with the swift degradation of devices we use at home. A discovery by Dr. Yehonadav Bekenstein and his team at Technion could pave the way there

In recent years scientists have worked to create materials that can repair themselves, in order to deal with the swift degradation of devices we use at home. A discovery by Dr. Yehonadav Bekenstein and his team at the Technion could pave the way there

I was born in the Jewish month of Shevat, the month in which we celebrate the new year for the trees. At one of my childhood birthday parties, maybe when I was 6 or 7, my mom bought small plants as party favors for my friends in attendance. There were mini-ferns, some succulents and other small plants. I remember arguing with her about which plants we would give to my friends and which we would keep. I loved them all. At that age like many other children, I was obsessed with all-things miniscul...

Sometimes a field trip can pay off. But it was much more than a trip when the campus pastor and members of Lifegate Church decided to drive around Fremont. Robert Wilson, Fremont campus pastor for the multi-site church, read Mark Batterson’s book, “The Circle Maker,” which encourages prayer. Wilson and about 400 congregants from Fremont and Omaha then took a circular journey around the city, stopping to pray in various locations. One of the end results is the church’s new lo...